- Apr 25, 2012
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I have a young goose right around 6 months old.
She is a Pilgrim/Embden or Buff/Embden cross.
I bought her at two weeks old and the people I bought her from weren't sure.
My guess from her size and attitude is Pilgrim/Embden.
Sunday evening she was a bit reluctant to get out of the pond and come in for the evening.
Monday they were out for the day and I put them in when I came home.
I went out about an hour later to get fresh food and water for them and found two eggs.
Both misshapen. Round shaped. One with a soft rubbery area, One pretty hard with like powdered calcium on it.
It was kind of gritty feeling.
Tuesday morning she was just her fine perky self.
I called my vet Tuesday he said to watch her and suggested adding more dark greens to their
treat bowls at night
They get Romain, grated carrots, grated apples and grapes along with their pellets, and a handful of cracked corn.
They have a bowl of oyster shells and also grit.
Dr. Riggs recommended that I crush some calcium and put it on their food.
I actually took the oyster shells and ground them in a grinder like you use for flax seed or coffee beans.
It powdered nicely and I put it all over their lettuce to the point that I thought they might not eat it but they did.
She didn't want any lettuce this morning or when I came home so I just left her quietly.
I went out and checked on her about an hour ago and she had laid a rubbery egg. There is calcium on the outside but not really adhered to the rest of the egg and you can kind of rub it off.
I bought her as a friend for my 20 year old girl Reebok who lost her mate of 19 yrs last year right before Christmas.
It broke my heart when he died.
This little girl has turned out to be so much fun and has so much personality...I don't want anything to happen to her.
I will call the vet back tomorrow as he said to let him know how the next egg turns out.
Has anyone ever experienced this.
My older goose laid eggs for years and never once had an issue on this same diet..
Dr Riggs mentioned an implant to keep her from laying but said they don't work the best in these guys.
Does anyone have any insight.
I want Piper to have a long happy life like the others.
She is quietly standing in the straw and I hate to even go out and do water as I don't want to disturb her.
Linda,
Reebok, Oliver and Piper
She is a Pilgrim/Embden or Buff/Embden cross.
I bought her at two weeks old and the people I bought her from weren't sure.
My guess from her size and attitude is Pilgrim/Embden.
Sunday evening she was a bit reluctant to get out of the pond and come in for the evening.
Monday they were out for the day and I put them in when I came home.
I went out about an hour later to get fresh food and water for them and found two eggs.
Both misshapen. Round shaped. One with a soft rubbery area, One pretty hard with like powdered calcium on it.
It was kind of gritty feeling.
Tuesday morning she was just her fine perky self.
I called my vet Tuesday he said to watch her and suggested adding more dark greens to their
treat bowls at night
They get Romain, grated carrots, grated apples and grapes along with their pellets, and a handful of cracked corn.
They have a bowl of oyster shells and also grit.
Dr. Riggs recommended that I crush some calcium and put it on their food.
I actually took the oyster shells and ground them in a grinder like you use for flax seed or coffee beans.
It powdered nicely and I put it all over their lettuce to the point that I thought they might not eat it but they did.
She didn't want any lettuce this morning or when I came home so I just left her quietly.
I went out and checked on her about an hour ago and she had laid a rubbery egg. There is calcium on the outside but not really adhered to the rest of the egg and you can kind of rub it off.
I bought her as a friend for my 20 year old girl Reebok who lost her mate of 19 yrs last year right before Christmas.
It broke my heart when he died.
This little girl has turned out to be so much fun and has so much personality...I don't want anything to happen to her.
I will call the vet back tomorrow as he said to let him know how the next egg turns out.
Has anyone ever experienced this.
My older goose laid eggs for years and never once had an issue on this same diet..
Dr Riggs mentioned an implant to keep her from laying but said they don't work the best in these guys.
Does anyone have any insight.
I want Piper to have a long happy life like the others.
She is quietly standing in the straw and I hate to even go out and do water as I don't want to disturb her.
Linda,
Reebok, Oliver and Piper